Suspension Bridges Crossing Osage River

This is a list of all 16 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Osage River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1895: Drake

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1069 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1895
Name:Drake
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Dr. Daniel M. Eddy
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, 1913
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1897: Hackberry

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2538 (added 2011-12-28)
Year Completed:1897
Name:Hackberry
Also Known As:Lower
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice, Dr. Daniel M. Eddy
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1926
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 158.5 meters (520 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed by fire, 1926.

1904: Upper

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2537 (added 2011-12-28)
Year Completed:1904
Name:Upper
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.244449 N 93.387608 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice, Dr. Daniel M. Eddy
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1924
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


1905: Tuscumbia

Tuscumbia, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1977 (added 2005-11-27)
Year Completed:1905
Name:Tuscumbia
Location:Tuscumbia, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.23526 N 92.44763 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 1933
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo courtesy David Hoevel

1908: Bailey

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3516 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Bailey
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Heath Ford

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3515 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Heath Ford
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 157.6 meters (517 feet)

Notes:

  • Damaged by wind, 1932. Replaced, 1937
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Sagrada

Sagrada, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2304 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Sagrada
Location:Sagrada, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell
References:BOTO
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire

External Links:


1910: Linn Creek

Linn Creek, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:289 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Linn Creek
Location:Linn Creek, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:T.S. Hart
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 160 meters (525 feet)

Notes:

  • Dismantled 1931 in preparation for inundation that created Lake Of The Ozarks.

External Links:

  • www.LakeHistory.info. Michael Gillespie writes: "The supporting cables were cut and the tower was allowed to fall into the Osage River. The entire flood plain was being inundated by the waters of the newly created Lake of the Ozarks. During World War 2, the cables and tower were raised and sold for scrap. The shoreline of today's Lake of the Ozarks is just at the base of the bridge abutment. The toll house, seen in the photo just to the left of the bridge, is long gone, and everything below that has been underwater for 77 years. I have created a map of the road system at that location."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1912: Branstetter

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2042 (added 2006-05-07)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Branstetter
Also Known As:Peal Bend
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Notes:

  • Heavily damaged by wind, 1924. Rebuilt.
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:


1912: County Line

Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3518 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1912
Name:County Line
Also Known As:Gilbert-Harris
Location:Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter - County Line Bridge. Robert Hayden (BOTO) describes the County Line bridge briefly as being the first steel-towered Joe Dice bridge but the image at shows large timber towers like other pre-steel towered Dice bridges.

1913: Middle

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:149 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Middle
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell, C.F. Bibb
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 140.8 meters (462 feet)
Side Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet)
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1915: Brown's Ford

Brown's Ford and Lowry City vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2325 (added 2007-05-06)
Year Completed:1915
Name:Brown's Ford
Location:Brown's Ford and Lowry City vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
References:AAJ
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The June 22, 1940 edition of The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) has an article titled "Three Killed in Bridge Collapse, Workmen were repairing the structure near Lowry City, Mo." describing a fatal collapse of the bridge: "Three men were killed, three injured critically and an 8-year old boy believed drowned when cribbing on a wooden suspension bridge across the Osage River six miles east of Lowry City collapsed about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The bridge, on a farm-to-market road in St. Clair County, was being remodeled. Of the ten men working and bystanders on and near the structure when it fell, only one escaped without injury. All those killed or injured lived in St. Clair County. On the west side of the bridge a framework of heavy timbers had been inserted between one of the suspension cables and an old wooden pier, which originally had supported the cable. The workmen were attempting to slide a steel pier under the cable, to replace the wooden pier. The cribbing suddenly gave way, and the pressure from the cable hurled the wood supports in all directions. The bridge floor dropped into the river, except for a small section near the east end."

1927: Upper

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1070 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1927
Name:Upper
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.244110 N 93.388767 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 152.4 meters (500 feet) estimated
Side Span:1 x 29 meters (95 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Joseph Dice supervised the construction of this bridge to replace the 1904 structure destroyed in a tornado in 1924. A postcard of this bridge reads: "built in 1927 by the Benton County Court and by popular subscription of citizens to replace a similar bridge destroyed by a windstorm two years earlier. Structure swings on two wire cables imbedded and anchored in concrete and stone. The towers and floor beams are of steel while the floor is of wood. A state highway crosses this bridge."
  • Reopened for pedestrians, 2007, after being closed for several years.
  • Replaced 1904 Upper (Swinging) - Warsaw, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Jim Neill Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1931: Long Shoal

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3517 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1931
Name:Long Shoal
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, September 21, 1965
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Collapsed, killing three people, September 1965.

(suspension bridge)

Monegaw Springs, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1476 (added 2004-09-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Monegaw Springs, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


Crow Island

Osceola, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:7925 (added 2023-10-22)
Name:Crow Island
Location:Osceola, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.061667 N 93.693472 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:



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